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Richard Codey blasts political bosses in upcoming memoir
TRENTON — The longtime New Jersey lawmaker who spent over a year in the state's executive office after Gov. Jim McGreevey resigned amid a sex scandal is blasting some political bosses in a forthcoming...
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TRENTON — New Jersey's state public employee retirement system has received $39 million from a federal health insurance overhaul that Gov. Chris Christie regularly criticizes. And the state's...
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Report: Proposed bill to deregulate telephone service would raise prices,...
The report by the left-leaning New Jersey Policy Perspective and Demos cites a 2009 survey showing rates rose in 17 of 20 states that deregulated landlines Saed Hindash/The Star-LedgerDennis Bone,...
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Assembly delays vote on bill barring N.J. agencies from making rules stricter...
TRENTON — The state Assembly will not vote today on a controversial bill that would bar state agencies from making new rules stricter than federal standards. Although the legislation still appears on...
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N.J. Assembly approves bill to teach teens consequences of 'sexting'
TRENTON — A bill that would put first time underage "sexters" into an educational program, instead of facing prosecution, passed the full Assembly today 78-0. The measure is intended to teach teens...
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Senate to consider bill that would make it harder for parents to claim...
Bill would require written explanation of conflict with 'religious tents or practices' Patti Sapone/The Star-Ledger Sen. Loretta Weinberg in this January file photo. Weinberg (D-Bergen) has sponsored...
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N.J. Democratic Party invites Maryland Gov. O'Malley to be keynote speaker at...
O'Malley, who heads the Democratic Governors Association, and Christie started swapping staunch criticism of the other several weeks ago Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (Photo by EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS),...
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Report: N.J. bill would raise rates for basic landline phones
TRENTON — Rates for basic landline telephone service would probably go up if a bill moving rapidly through the Legislature becomes law, according to a report released today by two interest groups. The...
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N.J. Assembly approves bill aimed at curbing abuse of human growth hormone
Program requires pharmacies to report every prescription involving controlled substances TRENTON — A bill designed to combat the recreational use of human growth hormone, particularly among New...
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N.J. Supreme Court establishes guidelines on video-recorded witness testimony
TRENTON — The state Supreme Court today established the first set of guidelines for playing back video-recorded witness testimony, in an attempt to keep up with the rapid expansion of digital...
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Christie begins process of getting presidential disaster declaration, federal...
TRENTON — With flood waters receding today, Gov. Chris Christie began the process of getting a presidential disaster declaration and federal relief money, asking the Federal Emergency Management...
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Sen. Kean Jr. pushes for another vote on ending payouts to N.J. employees for...
TRENTON — The Republican leader in the New Jersey Senate wants to see another vote on a measure to end huge payouts for unused sick days by retiring public employees. Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean...
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Poll shows drop in support after Christie gave speech in support of N.J....
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie's speech on the Statehouse steps earlier this year expressing support for anti-abortion activists lowered opinions of him, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll. While 54...
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N.J. Senate bill would establish stricter rules on vaccination exemptions...
TRENTON — Despite an effort to make it easier to for parents to skip vaccinations for their children, a Senate committee yesterday nudged the state in the opposite direction, approving a bill that...
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N.J. lawmakers approve education program for teens caught 'sexting'
TRENTON — All it takes is a gentle press of the "send" button to turn a flirtatious teenager into a potential criminal in New Jersey. But a bill that would divert teenagers caught "sexting" — sending...
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N.J. Legislature, agency question job ads that limit based on employment history
Some help wanted ads require seekers to already have a job Eliot Caroom/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Institute of Technology students line up at a job fair earlier this month. TRENTON — A dream job in...
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Former Gov. McGreevey's father quizzes Christie on 'hot and sexy' comment
Christie says Mary Pat quickly fired off an e-mail to the governor, reading, 'Now you'll be completely insufferable' Watch video WOODBRIDGE — It seems no one is going to let Gov. Chris Christie forget...
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N.J. lawmaker: Head of Schools Development Authority hasn't adequately...
TRENTON — A three-hour hearing on school construction in poor communities of New Jersey failed to satisfy Democratic members of a state Assembly committee trying to determine how 10 projects were...
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N.J. opposes 60-year limit for storing used nuclear fuel
State environmental officials plan to fight a rule allowing nuclear fuel to be stored at reactor sites for six decades. AP Photo/Asbury Park PressA file photo of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating...
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N.J. social service, cultural groups ask lawmakers to restore budget cuts...
Christie has called for 10 percent cuts in reimbursement rates to federally qualified health centers Ed Murray/The Star-LedgerA February 2010 file photo of a New Jersey Statehouse hearing. CAMDEN —...
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